Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with adrenal crisis at admission
ALL | ||
|---|---|---|
(n = 504) | ||
Age(years) | Median(IQR) | 71 (59–80) |
<40 yr | 47 (9.3) | |
≧40 yr. <60 yr | 88 (17.5) | |
≧60 yr. <80 yr | 236 (46.8) | |
≧80 yr | 133 (26.4) | |
Male | 255 (50.6) | |
Disease | Adrenocortical insufficiency | 264 (52.4) |
Adrenal crisis | 194 (38.5) | |
Secondary adrenocortical insufficiency | 28 (5.6) | |
Post-procedural adrenocortical hypofunction | 10 (2.0) | |
Steroid withdrawal syndrome | 5 (1.0) | |
Iatrogenic adrenocortical insufficiency | 3 (0.6) | |
Department | Internal medicine | 255 (50.6) |
Neurosurgery | 94 (18.7) | |
Urology | 18 (3.6) | |
Others | 137 (27.2) | |
Season | Jan - March | 149 (29.6) |
April–June | 112 (22.2) | |
July - Sept | 112 (22.2) | |
Oct - Dec | 131 (26.0) |